Analysis: Indices

Oil steady as prospect of more supply offsets Middle East conflict worries

Oil prices were steady on Tuesday as the prospect of additional supply entering the market amid lacklustre global demand growth offset concerns that the escalating Middle East conflict could disrupt...

AI chip firm Cerebras files for US IPO

Artificial intelligence chip firm Cerebras Systems on Monday filed for an initial public offering in the United States. The float will test market appetite for AI-linked stocks, after...

US natgas prices edge up to 15-week high on weeks of low storage builds

U.S. natural gas futures edged up about 1% to a 15-week high as reduced output so far this year has cut the amount of the fuel going into storage for the winter heating season. Storage...

US oil demand grew to highest seasonal level since 2019 in July, EIA data shows

U.S. oil demand rose in July to the highest seasonal level since 2019 while output declined for the second time in three months, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed on Monday. ...

Wall St eyes lower start to data-loaded week; Powell's comments awaited

Wall Street was set for a lower open on Monday as investors paused after a rally in the previous week and exercised caution ahead of numerous job reports and comments through the week from Federal...

Powell to close out Q3, China stocks boom 8%

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The final day of another punchy quarter for U.S. stocks has proven a more volatile affair overseas: China's stellar...

Jobs data to test US stock market's soft-landing hopes

Investor hopes for a soft landing for the U.S. economy will be put to the test next week, as the government releases closely watched labor market data following a series of disappointing jobs reports....

Hybrid, electric car sales to outpace rest of the market in Brazil in 2030, study shows

The sales of new fully electric or hybrid cars in Brazil are expected to surpass sales of vehicles run on combustion engines in 2030, a study released on Friday by automakers association Anfavea...

Argentina's Milei plans to privatize state airline by decree

Argentina's President Javier Milei intends to sign a decree next week aimed at the privatization of flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas, said presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni. WHY...

US PCE eyed as China rebound accelerates

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan U.S. stocks surf new records as the last full week of the quarter comes to a close, with China's furious monetary...

Oil prices fall as expectations of higher supplies hammer market sentiment

Oil prices fell for a third day on Friday, on course to end the week lower, as investors focused on expectations of higher supplies from Libya and the broader OPEC+ group of oil exporters. ...

Roaring Chinese stocks set for best week in a decade

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Will this week be Chinese President Xi Jinping's equivalent of Mario Draghi's famous whatever it takes moment? Only time will tell...

Natural gas producers press Harris for answers in battleground state

Drillers in energy-rich Pennsylvania this week called on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to detail her position on natural gas, a fuel the energy industry bills as clean but which...

Nasdaq leads Wall St futures higher on AI optimism after Micron's forecast

U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, as a wave of optimism around artificial intelligence gripped Wall Street following Micron's upbeat forecast, while investors also awaited economic data and...

Russia expands Baltic ports as it eyes new grain markets

Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, is expanding its Baltic Sea ports as it aims to boost agricultural exports by 50% by 2030 while reducing dependence on traditional Black Sea routes,...

China launches anti-discriminatory probe against Canada's tariffs

China has launched an anti-discriminatory investigation against restrictive measures taken by Canada including additional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, its...

Asian stocks defy Wall St selloff, charged by dogged China optimism

Asian stocks bucked the global trend to extend a rally on Thursday, fuelled by persistent optimism over China's aggressive stimulus package, although there were signs some of that enthusiasm was...

Embraer says South Africa in talks for purchase of C-390 aircraft

South Africa has advanced in talks for a potential purchase of Embraer's C-390 Millennium, the Brazilian planemaker said on Wednesday, after showcasing the military cargo aircraft in the African...

Oil prices steady as China stimulus hopes fade, U.S. crude stockpiles fall

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after rising in the previous session on fading excitement for the economic stimulus in China, the world's biggest crude importer, though an industry report showing...